Beauticians and Dermatologists consider
waxing as a long-term non-invasive treatment for hair removal. Regular waxing
on a particular part of the body can activate effective change in the hair
structure of the region. When you pull out hair follicles from the skin, your
body sends a message to the brain that, you don’t hairs on that part of your
skin. So when you repeat the process, your body will stop growing hair on that
part considering it as redundant.
While waxing offers great benefits, it also
comes with its own issues. If not taken care, the issues can worsen leading to
the formation of skin reddening, scabs, and infections. Scared? Well, don’t be.
Follow these steps and enjoy a happy waxing session.
Things to avoid:
Before waxing, make sure you don’t take a
shower prior two hours of the process. A shower leads to open pores, which
makes your skin vulnerable to infections. Besides, you should also avoid waxing
if you have undergone a recent abrasion treatment. Once, your skin is recovered
you are free to wax. If you have done a Botox treatment, then you should at
least wait for 72 hours before waxing that part of the body.
Patients suffering from diabetes, varicose
veins or any kind of skin irritation must consult their doctor before engaging
in waxing. Also, before waxing make sure you conduct a patch test on your skin
and analyze the receptiveness. Its highly recommended for expectant mothers, or
people in their antibiotics or contraceptive pills. So before you shopwaxing products, you must follow these aforesaid rules to avoid any health
issues.
Pre-wax:
Before waxing, you should sprinkle some
baby power on the area. It will keep the skin dry and the wax will adhere to
your skin instead of the skin, which eliminates redness and mild bleeding.
Post-Wax:
Uprooting hair from the skin can inflame
it. Therefore, you must apply some pure aloe vera gel on the skin to calm the
skin. Tea bags are also an effective treatment for soothing the eye-brow zone.
before waxing your eyebrows, brew some tea using tea bags. Then leave the bags
to cool. Use those tea bags on your eyebrows after waxing.
If you need waxing in a small time frame
and don’t want to skip the party, then you can use some mineral based makeup to
cover the redness of your skin.
